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| 2021-11-28 |
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- Version 2.3.1 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Optimized
the indirect-solution strategies to
avoid useless hypothetical assignments
to variables, such as those that have
been simplified out of equations!
- e.g.
The useless hypothetical value for
"s" after "How many
[feet/(second^2)] is 5.5 Gee?" gets
simplified from "nss/f=5.5(9.8)ss/m"
to "n/f=5.5(9.8)/m"
- Improved
the readability of
natural-language-based answer displays
by removing some extra spacing (added
during the parsing phase) around math
symbols!
- Enabled
Pinch-to-Zoom for the iPad on Help
and "View File" screens!
- Some new
vocabulary for (singular and plural
forms of) "fraction
words" written as numbers:
- inverse
small integers: 3rds, 4ths, 5ths,
6ths, 7ths, 8ths, 9ths, 10ths,
11ths, 12ths, 13ths, 14ths, 15ths,
16ths, 17ths, 18ths, 19ths
- inverse
multiples of 10: 10ths, 20ths,
30ths, 40ths, 50ths, 60ths, 70ths,
80ths, 90ths, 100ths
- inverse
powers of 1,000: 1,000ths,
1,000,000ths, 1,000,000,000ths
(group-separator commas are
optional)
- For
flexibility, these numeric "fraction
words" are understood as expected,
with or without a preceding "/"!
- e.g.
"What percentage of a 3rd is an
8th?"
- e.g.
"How many 16ths is 3/4ths?"
- e.g.
"What's 5 1,000ths[sec] x 225[mph]
measured in inches?"
- Standardized
the usage and translation of "micron"
to the official SI unit
"micrometer"... This can
streamline problem solving by defining
the equivalence of those terms through
a direct, vocabulary-level translation
instead of using an indirect,
equation-level mathematical fact.
- Standardized the translation of "ft"
(and the irregular plural "feet") to the
singular "foot", matching the
singular-form translation convention
used for all other N-dimensional unit
abbreviations and variations (e.g.
"ft2", "feet2", "ft3", "feet3",
etc.)... This fix helps avoid dead
ends (and can streamline problem
solving) by allowing more immediate
symbolic simplification involving units
of feet!
- iPadOS 15+ bug fix for the input line,
Command-mode buttons, or bottom bar
being hidden after showing the iPad
keyboard for dialog box input, but only
if the iPad's Keyboard Shortcuts setting
(Settings --> General
--> Keyboard --> Shortcuts)
was on! This could happen after:
- "Load Algebra" scripted
calculations (or any use of
the "input"
command)
- "Save Transcript" and "Save
Algebra" filename prompts
- Documentation updates and cleanups
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| 2020-11-12 |
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- Version 2.3 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- "squared"
(and abbreviations) and "^2" as
non-numeric symbol suffixes, primarily
for 2-dimensional
units:
- e.g.
"The area is 20x12 [ft squared]."
- e.g.
"How many [meters sq] is 26[inches]
by 6.5[ft]?"
- e.g.
"Half of 3,200[ft^2] measured in
[m^2]"
- Vocabulary
words for common macroscopic units
with "2" appended as a shorthand
for "unit squared":
- e.g.
"25[feet2] converts to how many
[meters2]?"
- e.g.
"10[km2] measured in [miles2]"
- e.g.
"How many times 5 x 7[inch2] is 4 x
3[m2]?"
- "cubed"
(and abbreviation "cbd") and "^3" as
non-numeric symbol suffixes, primarily
for 3-dimensional
units:
- e.g.
"30 x 15 x 8 [ft cubed] converted to
[meters cbd]"
- e.g.
"How many times 2[ft^3] is 2[inches]
x 1[m] x 25[ft]?"
- Vocabulary
words for common macroscopic units
with "3" appended as a shorthand
for "unit cubed":
- e.g.
"25[ft3] is 24[in] x 24[in] x how
many [ft]?"
- e.g.
"What percent of 1[m3] is 24 times 4
x 6 x 8[in3]?"
- e.g.
"How much of the volume is 50[cm3]?"
- Knowledgebase
additions formally unifying its
previously-separate concepts of volume
(in bulk) and length (in 3
dimensions):
- e.g.
"What's 1[tbsp] in terms of [in3]?"
- e.g.
"Convert 15[ft] x 30[ft] x 5[ft] to
unit gallons."
- e.g.
"The density of water x 12[ft] x
10[ft] x how many unit inches gives
2[tons]?"
- Knowledgebase
and vocabulary
additions for some 2-dimensional units
of area:
- "acre[s]"
(and abbreviations "ac" and "acs")
- "hectare[s]"
(and abbreviations "ha" and "has")
- "section[s]"
as a synonym for "1 [mile^2]"
- A new
indirect-solution strategy that tries
to avoid situations that might lead to
solving equations for non-linear
variables (such as multi-dimensional
units)! This new strategy allows
AutoMathic to solve most (but not all)
problems involving multi-dimensional
units, despite its fundamental
limitation of still not being able to
solve equations that require taking
square roots, cube roots, etc.
- In-app
examples available in Help
--> Examples
and in File... --> View
File --> eg_MultiDimensionalUnits.htm
- Basic
support for "in" as an abbreviation
for "inch" (and "has" as an abbreviation for "hectares")
when used in the context of a unit:
- e.g.
"5.3[in] measured in [cm]"
- e.g.
"5.3 unit in in unit cm"
- e.g.
"5.3[cm] measured in in" (or
"in terms of", "in unit", etc.)
- e.g.
"44[in/sec] is the
average speed"
- e.g.
"The price is 15[dollars/in]"
- e.g.
"5 x 7[in x in] converted to
[cm^2]"
- e.g.
"The volume is 350[in cubed]"
- New
vocabulary for understanding some
unusual, but valid, musical note terms:
- "C
flat", "Cb", and "C b" as synonyms for
"B natural"
- "F
flat", "Fb", and "F b" as synonyms for
"E natural"
- "E
sharp", "E#", and "E #" as synonyms
for "F natural"
- "B
sharp", "B#", and "B #" as synonyms
for "C natural"
- Added a
height length calculation to the Circle
equation file!
- Added
more "common derivations" to the
BasicProbability equation file!
- Tweaked
some equation files with minor aesthetic
improvements:
- ArithmeticSequence.eqn
- AstronomicalUnits.eqn
- BasicProbability.eqn
- Circle.eqn
- RightTriangle.eqn
- Fixes:
- Documentation
fixes for invalid Unit
Conversion examples using
"converts to":
- WRONG: "
What speed measured
in kph converts to 55 unit
mph?"
- BETTER: "How many unit kph
converts to 55 unit mph?"
- WRONG: "
What speed in
[kph] converts to 55[mph]?"
- BETTER: "How many [kph]
converts to 55[mph]?"
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| 2020-05-23 |
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- Version 2.2 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Natural
language parser enhancements:
- Now
understands more complex "percent
difference" statements (i.e. "_X_
percent more than _Y_"
or "_X_ percent less
than _Y_") where the
second element "Y" can now be
arbitrarily complex, instead of just
a number or very simple noun!
- e.g.
"What percent more than 7[lb/gal]
is the density of water?"
- e.g.
"What's 13% faster than the
speed of sound measured in mph?"
- e.g.
"What percent less than 100
unit meters is 60 unit
yards?"
- e.g.
"Find 7.5 pct under the sum of
3.2 and 2.7 and 5.6."
- Now
understands "a percent" (in any of
its variations) as 1%.
- e.g.
"How much of a percent of
the GDP is ten billion?"
- e.g.
"A pct more than 1,234,567"
- e.g.
"217 is a % less than
what?"
- e.g.
"3.1 is a% of half the
total"
- Bug fix for not treating the "%" sign
like all other math
symbols, causing it to be
misinterpreted or unrecognized when not
followed by a space!
- e.g. "13%/2"
- e.g. "What%=3/5?"
- Bug
fixes for some incorrect parsing
of the word "of", often
following a user-entered fraction
with a numeric denominator!
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| 2019-10-13 |
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- Version 2.1 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Updates
for iOS 13:
- Full
support for iOS Dark Mode!
- Additional
backgrounds perfectly suited for
Dark Mode!
- Bug fix
for the input line being hidden when
the keyboard was visible!
- Added a
new equation file for Right Triangle
calculations!
- Added a
new equation file for Isosceles
Triangle calculations!
- Added a
new equation file for Skewness (of
frequency distribution) calculations!
- Added a
chord length calculation to the Circle
equation file!
- Tweaked
all equation files for better
portrait-mode viewing on iPhone
devices
- Added an
algebraic simplification for negating
both sides of an equation
- Minor
graphical tweaks:
- The Top
Bar and system Status Bar are now
always visible!
- The
extended keyboard is suppressed on
iPhone devices in landscape mode,
making more content visible!
- Tweaked
the appearance of the extended
keyboard keys and command buttons
- Tweaked
the appearance of the "busy"
indicator
- Improved
animations
- Fixes:
- iOS 13 bug fix for the input line
being hidden when the keyboard was
visible!
- Bug fixes for possibly-unsorted file
lists since iOS 12.1
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2018-10-22
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- Version 2.0 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- New,
"fancy" Output setting for
rendering beautifully typeset math
(using MathML)!
- Enabled
Pinch-to-Zoom for the output area!
- The Help
main menu now has quick access to the
built-in Vocabulary, Knowledgebase,
and detailed Examples pages!
- User-created
files (transcripts and algebra files)
are now visible in iOS's new Files
app, enabling all kinds of
file-sharing options!
- Changed
automatic variable selection to prefer
lower-case letters, following
traditional algebraic naming
conventions!
- Added a
new equation file for statistical
Z-score calculations
- Added a
pair of loadable algebra files to
simplify choosing between "permissive"
(the default) and "cautious"
configuration settings for indirect
solution strategies
- Some new
vocabulary and knowledge:
- "percentage
point[s]": synonym for "%"
- "sans":
synonym for "-"
- "gradian[s]":
synonym for "grad"
- "tau":
a popular name for 2 Pi
- more
"fraction words": eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth,
seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth,
twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth,
fiftieth, sixtieth, seventieth,
eightieth, ninetieth
- more
synonyms for "speed": "velocity",
"instantaneous speed", "variable
speed", "changing speed"
- "constant
speed": synonym for "average speed"
- "centrifugal
acceleration": synonym for
"centripetal acceleration"
- "cycle[s]":
useful in "frequency" and "time"
calculations
- "bandwidth",
"data transfer": useful in
"bandwidth" and "time" calculations
- Minor
graphical tweaks
- Improved
animations!
- Improved
presentation on iPad Pro 13"
devices!
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| 2017-11-11 |
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- Version 1.6 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Updates
for iPhone X compatibility!
- No longer
hides the system status bar (time,
battery, etc.)
- Minor
graphical tweaks
- Fixes:
- Bug fix for iOS 11's "Smart
Punctuation" feature and its default
replacement of simple quotes (") and
dashes (-) with fancy (but incompatible)
characters!
- Bug fix for hidden input line or
Command-mode buttons after loading
algebra files (or using the "input"
command)!
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| 2014-10-15 |
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- Version 1.5 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Support
for the larger displays on the iPhone
6 and iPhone 6 Plus!
- Support
for iOS 8's new keyboard features and
3rd-party keyboards!
- Minor
graphical tweaks:
- Removed
translucency in the bottom toolbar
- Updated
backgrounds in the example files
- Updated
extended keyboard fonts for iOS 7.1
- Fixes:
- Bug fix for glitch when showing and
hiding the extended keyboard on iOS 8!
- Device rotation temporarily disabled
while the keyboard is visible
- Workaround for pick list scrolling
graphical glitch on iPads running iOS 7!
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| 2013-10-02 |
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- Version 1.4.1 released on the App Store!
- Fixes:
- Bug fix for intermittent crashes on
iOS 7!
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2013-09-28
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- An
emergency update (version 1.4.1) has
been submitted that
fixes an unusual crash bug affecting iOS
7 only... I'd been working with
Apple to track down the source of the
problem, but I've come up with a
workaround for now.
- On
iPads running iOS 7, long scrolling
lists (e.g. file lists) still don't
display properly, but they still work if
you can read through the corrupt
display... I've filed a bug report
with Apple, so hopefully they will fix
it in an iOS 7 update soon!
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| 2013-09-25 |
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- Version 1.4 released on the App Store!
- Fixes:
- Bug fix for crash-on-launch problem on
iOS 7!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Minor graphical tweaks:
- Added iOS version and
device-specific styles and colors for
the extended keyboard
- Added accent drop-shadows above and
below the toolbars
- Added smooth fade-out animation when
exiting the program
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| 2013-09-22 |
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- An
update has been submitted to
fix the compatibility issues with iOS 7
and provide a visual overhaul to match
iOS 7's clean new design!
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| 2012-10-09 |
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- Version 1.3 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Added support for the larger screen on
the iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th
generation!
- Upside-down orientation now allowed on
all devices, which is great for
one-on-one tutoring and demonstrations!
- Fixes:
- Fully compatible with iOS 6, fixing
menu selection and device rotation
issues!
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| 2012-09-30 |
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- An
update has been submitted to
fix the compatibility issues with iOS 6
and to add support for the iPhone 5's
larger screen!
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| News-Flash! |
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- AutoMathic
Converse mode + iOS Dictation = The power
to solve math problems using your voice!
- Instead of typing at the Converse
prompt, use iOS Dictation instead and just
say it! *
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* Voice input using iOS
Dictation requires an active
Internet connection and at least
an iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd
generation, iPad mini, or iPod
touch 5th generation. |
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- Stay tuned for updates that will take
this already great capability to the next
level!
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| 2011-12-08 |
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- Version 1.2 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Created a user
preference screen in the Settings
app for customizing Sales Tax Rate and
Customary Tip Rate values for your
locale!
- Reintroduced "bounce scrolling" in all
directions!
- The "> " prompt is
automatically ignored if it is
accidentally pasted in user input!
- Minor consistency updates to the
vocabulary.
- Minor graphical tweaks.
- Fixes:
- Replaced corrupted faq.dat
file with a clean version! After
installing this update, tap "File...",
"Manage
Files", "faq.dat"
to delete your personal copy...
Then completely restart AutoMathic
(e.g. after using the "!exit"
Command or removing the app from the
multitasking bar) to begin using the
clean version.
- Minor code cleanups for iOS 5
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2011-06-09
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- Version 1.1 released on the App Store!
- New and
Improved Features:
- Toggle bold fonts in the output
window with a "long press" (i.e.
press-and-hold) on the Paper-selection
button!
- Enabled iTunes File Sharing to allow
syncing user-created files to and from
the app! You can now import
Algebra (.eqn) Files created on your
computer, or export
Algebra and Transcript (.htm) Files to
your computer!
- Added many example Transcripts (named
"eg_*.htm") to the "View
File" list!
- A spinning busy indicator now
illustrates processing activity!
- A new algebraic simplification will
cancel common factors from both sides of
an equation!
- Fixes:
- The parser now understands input like
"noun-phrase
of
num".
This fixes a crash bug and now allows
object-less property calculations!
- e.g. "If the length of 3 is
21, find the length of 2."
- e.g. "What's the cost of five
when 2.99 is the price of two?"
- The keyboard's "return" key can now be
used with input dialog boxes!
- Accidentally "missing" a keypress on
the extended keypad no longer dismisses
the keyboard!
- Slightly improved verbiage when
aborting due to the inability to solve
an equation.
- Fixed a keyboard rotation bug
introduced by iOS 4.
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| 2010-08-17 |
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- AutoMathic
1.0 was approved and went live on the App
Store!
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| 2010-08-08 |
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- Version 1.0 of AutoMathic
was submitted to the App Store.
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| 2010-08-02 |
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- "www.AutoMathic.info" went live on the
Internet, introducing the product to the
world!
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